Simple physics-based adjustments reconcile the results of Eulerian and Lagrangian techniques for moisture tracking in atmospheric rivers

Crespo-Otero, Alfredo; Insua-Costa, Damián; Hernández-García, Emilio; López, Cristóbal; Míguez-Macho, Gonzalo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-1483-2025

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Simple physics-based adjustments reconcile the results of Eulerian and Lagrangian techniques for moisture tracking in atmospheric rivers

Alfredo Crespo-Otero, Damián Insua-Costa, Emilio Hernández-García, Cristóbal López, and Gonzalo Míguez-Macho

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